Your bike in front of something different...

[Richard A Thackeray]

Normanton Brickworks chimney
(just off) Wakefield Road

Taken today, just swapping between bikes

Apologies for poor images, but getting into a good position, due to surrounding vegetation was a problem

Seen here, at some point when the vegetation was cleared away
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/366363


EDIT @ 08:55 (Thursday 9th)
The area, in 1908
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.6940&lon=-1.4254&layers=168&b=1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Stocks
Butcher Lane
Rothwell (LS26)
Despite going to Rothwell for many years (certainly 45, or so), I've never noticed these before
Of course they may be modern replacements. or have been buried on the site, & 'dug up'?

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EDIT @ 18:15
There is another set, approximately 2 miles from home, I shall endeavour to photograph those - with a bike

Stocks
Kirkthorpe Lane (junction with Half Moon Lane)
Warmfield -cum- Heath

Taken today, just swapping between bikes

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/356341
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...on-lake-lane-warmfield-cum-heath#.W2sQ6fZFzIU



EDIT @ 17:15

Roughly a mile south-west of the Stocks, Almshouse & Church, there's a (mid-late 1600's) building that's generally accepted to have been a privately funded/built Water-Tower, to serve (a now demolished) Hall
I have photos of it, but none with a bike - it is accessible though!!!

I will get there when I can

 

[Alex H]

A golf course (Dunstanburgh Castle Golf club, Embleton)

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[Richard A Thackeray]

Water Fountain
Holmfield Park
Wakefield

A636 Wakefield - Denby-Dale road, in the background

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1076585
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...larence-park-wakefield-west-ward#.W2yWGfZFzIU

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cattle-Trough & Drinking Fountain
Holmfield Park
Wakefield

(less than 50 yards from the drinking fountain)



Links to the inscriptions;
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1076572
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/969033
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/969027

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...larence-park-wakefield-west-ward#.W2yWgvZFzIU

EDIT;
Friday 10th @ 08:54

In its previous location, at WestGate, the main routes (still), into Wakefield, from Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Ossett, M1 (jct 40)

http://www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk/site/image-detail?imageid=10994#.W21C3_ZFzIU

I reckon that the white houses here, are the same ones
The blue, windowed house is 16th century, with an exposed cruck frame

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.680453,-1.507753,13.78h,-3.76p,1z


Cattle were still 'driven' (drove) at that time, to the Cattle Markets, which were where the Main Post Office sorting depot is
(diagonally opposite the Ings Road Sainsburys)​

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

EDIT @ 17:15

Roughly a mile south-west of the Stocks, Almshouse & Church, there's a (mid-late 1600's) building that's generally accepted to have been a privately funded/built Water-Tower, to serve (a now demolished) Hall
I have photos of it, but none with a bike - it is accessible though!!!

I will get there when I can

I did, earlier this evening


Dame Bolles Water Tower
Heath
Cam I claim this, as the most unique so far, a water tower, to serve one house (albeit a big one!!)

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5832517

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...flow-channel-warmfield-cum-heath#.W2yYovZFzIU

The path, I came back up, to Heath; http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5413513

There used to be the remnants of machinery in the base, water-wheel/drive sections?, but now it's all gone
(access, via the opposing face to my bike)


http://bwtas.blogspot.com/2008/07/dame-mary-bolles-tower.html


EDIT @ 22:40
Wednesday 21st January 2004

Some still in there, & a different gate/closure to now

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Beech Lawn Ha-Ha
Heath

If I'd laid the bike in it, you'd not have seen it, so the telephone pole will have to do!!

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/362247
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101135546-beech-lawn-warmfield-cum-heath#.W2ya0vZFzIU

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...ll-to-right-of-beech-lawn-warmfield-cum-heath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha-ha

'Beech Lawn' is the name of the House
Heath, in its entirety, is deemed a 'Conservation Village'

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Rhubarb (wooden)
Holmfield Park
(junction of) Denby Dale Road & Thornes Road
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/969079

This is a bit 'out of area' for the best Rhubarb, the wrong side of Wakefield really

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Outside the Stratford Armouries this morning

 

[Rockn Robin]

Shopping with my Brommie.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Rothwell Country Park
On the reclaimed site of Haigh Pit, otherwise known as 'Fanny Pit'
Francesca, being one of the owners daughters, the other being Rose, the name of another pit in the area)

A presentation of the spoil-heap, the farming, colliery, houses, people, etc...

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3959886

http://friendsofrcp.co.uk/history-of-the-park/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2009/03/02/places_rothwell_country_park_feature.shtml
http://secretleeds.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4894&start=10

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Rothwell Country Park
On the reclaimed site of Haigh Pit, otherwise known as 'Fanny Pit'
Francesca, being one of the owners daughters, the other being Rose, the name of another pit in the area)

Bike, with Naked Woman
(stone approximation, of

 

[biggs682]

It's not every day you see a Bentley Blower

A mere £625k

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Lofthouse Colliery Memorial
'Victoria Corner'
Leeds Road
Outwood

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/898347



I was at junior School when this happened, & some of the kids had relative working there, I think some even knew the trapped men
Thankfully, my own famity had no-one involved in mining

https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Lofthouse-Colliery-Disaster.html
https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Local-Collierys.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/lofthouse_colliery_disaster.shtml


NB: This is not the actual disaster memorial, that is at the site of the break-through (or as close as could be worked out), just off Batley Road, at Wrenthorpe
Circa 1 & 1/2 miles south-west of the Pit location
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/993615

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It's not every day you see a Bentley Blower

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A mere £625k

Nice, very nice indeed

And probably a lot less likely to kill you than a Cobra
But I like them, I once had a ride in a 289. & it was wonderful...…

For anyone, who goes to the 'Oil Can Cafe', there's a genuine ('63) 289 in the storage/display section



http://ikclassicsandracing.co.uk/blog-3/past-projects/a-c-cobra/


I'd like to know how much this 289 went for...……..
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ac/cobra/2067682.html

$925,000
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/ac/cobra/2120278.html


$1,299,995
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ac/cobra/2120377.html